Assignment 1: Discussion Questions

Submit your response to the question to the appropriate Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Through the end of the module, comment on the responses of others.

You will be attempting two discussion questions in this module worth 28 points each. Discussion Question 1

Anxiety

How much anxiety did you feel just prior to a typical competition when you were an athlete? How did you experience your anxiety both mentally and physically? On a scale from 1 (low) to 10 (high), what amount of anxiety did you need so that you could perform at your best? Why do you think that level of anxiety allowed you to be successful?

Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:

Explained degree of anxiety and how the anxiety was experienced mentally and physically in detail. [8 points]
Rated the need for anxiety to perform and hypothesized why that contributed to success. [8 points] Discussion Question 2

Choking Under Pressure

Choking under pressure can be defined as performing more poorly than expected despite possessing the necessary skills and being in a favorable situation. Although no athlete likes to admit it, the fact remains that every athlete at one time or another has choked under pressure. Describe a time when you choked under pressure. What role did your ability to focus play? What do you think contributed to your inability to perform to your ability in that situation?

Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:

Provided detailed context of the experience that led to choking under pressure and described the role played by your ability to
focus. [8 points]
Described what contributed to your inability to perform in that situation. [8 points]

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Assignment 1 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsDiscussion Question Response:Please see specific evaluation criteria listed below each discussion question.16x2Discussion Participation:Participated in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with rationale, challenging a point of discussion, or making a relationship between one or more points of the discussion.4x2While responding, justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience.4x2Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.4x2Total:56